Muffler.



N. SCHWARTZ.

MUPELEB.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 24, 1909.

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NATHAN SCHWARTZ, OF MILFORD, ILLINOIS.

MUFFLER.

To all whom it may concer/L:

Be it known that I, NATHAN SCHWARTZ, a. citizen ofthe United States, anda resident of Milford, in the county of Iroquois and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and use-ful Improvements in Mufflers; and I dohereby declare that the following is' a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to a novel knitted muffler designed to be wornabout the neck and on the chest to protect the parts from the cold andthe elements, and the invention consists in the matters hereinafter setforth and more `particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l illustrates the manner of wearing a mufliermade in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe muffler. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the neck band of themuffler.

A muffler niade in accordance with and embodying` my invention comprisesa central portion or neck band A and widened end portions or tabs B, B.The said muffler is preferably knit in one piece. The neck band A isknitted with a firm close texture so as to give firmness to the band tohold its shape when in use and also to give sufficient body thereto toafford ample protection to the wearer. The ends or tabs B are made widerthan the neck band so that when folded one over the other at the frontthey cover and protect the chest of the wearer. When made continuous or.integral with the neck band they are made of a loosely knitted orrelatively open texture, the loops or stitches being changed or variedto widen the tabs and to give the desired looseness of texture thereto.

The neck band A is provided on its inner side with a facing' or liningstrip A of any suitable thin, relatively inextensible material, such asa cotton cloth or the like. The said facing strip is made somewhatnarrower than the knitted portion of the band, and the side margins ofthe facing strip are turned under, and the strip is attached to theknitted neck band by lines of stitches a sewed through the hemmed orturned under portions of the strip and through the neck band in themanner indicated in Figs. 2 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 24, 1909.

Patented Aug. 23, 1910. Serial No. 529,722.

3. The said band is provided near one end thereof with a transverse slita', the slit being formed in the knitted band and facing strip. The cutedge of the band and strip around the slit may be finished by loopedbutton hole stitches, or in any other suitable manner to prevent the cutfabric from raveling. The slit extends substantially throughout thewidth ofthe neck band or from one under turned hem of the facing orlining strip to the other, stitches a, by which the strip is sewed tothe band, reinforces the ends of the slit in a manner to prevent thesame tearing out at its ends. The said neck band is made of a length topass substantially twice around the neck of the wearer as indicated inFig. l and the ends or tabs B, B are adapted to be folded one over theother in a manner to substantially cover the chest of the wearer.

In applying the muffler the middle portion of the band is placed withits inner side against the throat, and the two ends of the mufflerpassed backwardly around the neck. One end of the muflier, or thatfarthest remote from the slit a, is passed through the slit and carriedforwardly around to the neck and throatwith its tab end lying over thebreast= and the other end or tab Ais carried around the other side ofthe neck and throat and laid over the breast in overlying relation tothe rst mentioned tab. The tabs may be provided at their upper ends withsuitable fastening devices by which to fasten the saine in overlyingrelation over the chest. The fastening devices herein shown consists ofa stud Z) of one tab and a socket b on the other tab adapted to receivethe stud.

Vhen the muffler is in place it will be noted that the throat, as wellas the neck, is covered by the full width of the central or intermediateportion of the neck band. The slit a, through which one end of themuffler is passed, is located, when the muffler is tted to the neck, atthe back of the neck, and the widened ends or tabs cross each other uponthe chest just below the central part of the band. It will thus be seenthat the neck and throat are protected by a continuous coveringextending entirely around the same and that the tabs are brought to-`gether in a manner to fully protect the chest over which they lie. Theknitted fabric of the neck band affords the desired body to give thenecessary warmth and fullness to and said hems and the muffler aroundthe neck, while the facing or lining strip gives the desired rmness tothe band to hold the same properly in shape. rIhe widened end portionsor talos may be knitted to give any desired ornamental finish to thesurface or to the edges. For instance, the loops or stitches may bearranged in adjacent rows or areas with the stitches of adjacent areasor rows arranged obliquely or converging toward the line dividing saidareas, as indicated in Figs. l and 2, thus giving a varied tinting toadjacent areas and a scalloped effect to the edges.

I claim as my invention:

l. A muffler comprising a neck band and widened ends or tabs made of acontinuous strip of knitted fabric, the neck band being closely knittedto provide a relatively close firm texture and the widened ends or tabsbeing loosely knitted, said neck band being provided with aninextensible facing or lining strip and the neck band being made of alength to pass substantially twice around the neck and provided with atransverse slit through which one end of the muflier is adapted to bepassed.

2. A muliler comprising a neck band and widened ends or tabs made of acontinuous strip of knitted fabric, the neck band being closely knittedto provide a relatively close firm texture and the widened ends or tabsbeing loosely knitted, and an inextensible facing or lining stripapplied to the inner side of the neck band and turned under at its sidemargins to form hems and attached to the neck band by stitches passedthrough the band and hems, said band being made of a lengthA to passtwice around the neck and provided with a transverse slit through whichone end of the muflier is adapted to be passed.

3. A muffler comprising a neck band and widened ends or tabs made of acontinuous strip of knitted fabric, the neck band being closely knittedto provide a relatively close firm texture and the widened ends or tabsbeing loosely knitted, said neck band being provided with aninextensible facing or lining strip and the neck band being made of alengt-h to pass substantially twice around the neck and provided with atransverse slit through which one end of the muffler is adapted to bepassed, and releasable fastening devices carried by the tabs forfastening them together in overlying relation.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention I aflix mysignature in the presence of two witnesses, this 18th day of November A.D. 1909.

NATHAN SCHIVARTZ.

Witnesses VILLIAM L. HALL, WILLTAM Gonmannenu.

